Education
2005
M.F.A., Painting, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1997 B.F.A., Studio art, Millersville University,
Millersville, PA
(Magna cum laude, University and Departmental Honors)
Areas of specialization: Painting, drawing, sculpture and
installation.
Solo
and Two Person Exhibitions
2007 Confluence,
Space Gallery, Denver, CO
2001 Parameters, Lancaster Galleries,
Lancaster, PA
1999 Surroundings, Lancaster Galleries,
Lancaster, PA
Selected
Group Exhibitions
2008
51st Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Musuem
of Art, Beloit College, Beloit WI, Jurors: John McKinnon, curatorial
assistant of Modern & Contemporary Art, Milwaukee Art Museum
and Mike Brenner, director and curator, Hotcakes Gallery, Milwaukee,
WI.
2006
New Talent Juried Show, Space Gallery, Denver, CO, Jurors:
Michael Burnett, Justin Brunelle, Tyler Aiello, artists
Renewal
of Citizenship Vows (in collaboration with Fereshteh
Toosi), performance, Pangea Festival, Ft Collins CO, organized
by Todd Simmons, Editor, Wolverine Farms Publishing
Out
of Paint: Traditional is Non-traditional, Kuhn Gallery, The
Ohio State University, Marion, OH, Curators: Christopher
Helman and Vanesa Wilkey-Escobar, Ohio State University
Full
Acquittal, Secret Show Series, Nashville, TN
2005
Identity,
Gallery MC, New York, NY, Curator: Louis Flanigan, artist
Last
Call: M.F.A Thesis Exhibition, University of Delaware,
Newark, DE
Thirteen,
11th and Orange Gallery, Wilmington, DE
Group Show, Delaware Center For Horticulture, Wilmington, DE,
Curator: Robert Straight, Professor of Art, University of Delaware
2004
Art in the Garden, University of Delaware, Newark, DE,
Curators: Carolyn Golt, College of Agriculture, and David Meyer,
Assistant Professor of Art, University of Delaware
New Blood: New Work from First Year M.F.A. Candidates,
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2003
Rethinking Landscape, Pennsylvania College of Art and
Design, Lancaster, PA, Curator: Kristy Krivitski, Instructor of
Art, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Art Happens, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, Curator:
Lois Flannigan, artist, University of Delaware
2002
Suspend
and Levitate, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon
Valley College, Annville, PA, Curator: Leo Mazow, Curator of American
Art, Palmer Art Museum, Pennsylvannia State University
Obsessive Vision,
Nexus, Philadelphia, PA, Curator: Christine Blair, Philadelphia
Artist and Nexus Member
2001
Annual Juried Exhibition, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown,
PA, Jurors: Becky and Gil Kerlin of Gallery Joe, Philadelphia,
Honorable Mention
Works on Paper, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, Juror:
Thelma Golden, Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Programs at
the Studio Museum of Harlem
Works on Paper, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown,
NJ, Juror: Judith Cizek, Curator of 20th Century Contemporary
Art, Delaware Museum of Art, Juror’s Award
Go Figure, Demuth Foundation, Lancaster, PA, Invitational
1998
Teacher’s Pets, Lancaster Galleries, Lancaster,
PA, Curators: Robert Andruilli, Associate Professor of Art, Millersville
University and Kim Fox of Lancaster Galleries
Young Artist in Residence Exhibition, Sykes Gallery,
Millersville University, Millersville, PA
1997
Five and a Half, Place Marie, Lancaster, PA, organized
and curated by myself and four other exhibiting artists
Awards/Honors/Grants
2008
BLINK Grant for Temporary Public Art, Madison Arts Commission,
Madison, Wisconsin
2004-5
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Delaware
2001 Honorable Mention, Abbington Art Center
(Annual Juried Exhibition)
2001 Juror’s Award, Perkins Center for
the Arts (Works on Paper Juried Exhibition)
1997
Robert G Hustead Art History Award, Millersville University
1997 Edna Rochow Workman Memorial Scholarship
(for best painting), Millersville University
1996 Anne Tunnis Summy Watercolor Award, Millersville
University
Professional Experience
2006
Adjunct Instructor, Metropolitan State Collage of Denver, CO,
taught Drawing I (Spring, Fall 2006)
2005-6
Frame and Production Designer, Platte River Art Services, Denver,
Colorado, created frame
designs and finishes for a wholesale line of closed corner
frames, also developed and managed production and shipping procedures,
as well as assisted in other areas of design and production of
labor-intensive high-end picture frames, including hand carving
and gilding.
2003 – 2005
Adjunct Instructor / Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware,
taught and developed curricula for the following classes:
Introduction to Painting (Spring 2005, Fall 2004)
Elementary Drawing and Painting (Summer, Winter 2005, Spring 2004,
Fall 2003)
Drawing I: Tools and Techniques (Summer 2004)
Design in Visual Arts (Spring 2004, Fall 2003)
1999-2003
Art Technician, Kevin
Strickland Fine Art Services, Philadelphia, PA, primary responsibilities
included matting, mounting and fitting artwork, specializing in
large or fragile works on paper
1997 –1998
Young Artist-in-Residence, Millersville University, Millersville,
PA, maintained painting studio, assisted with painting classes,
and curated gallery exhibition
Bibliography
Laskin,
Tom “Surprised By Art.” The
Isthmus, January 11, 2008
Woods, Jennifer. “Artists in Metanexus Project Eye
the Science and Religion Divide.” Science and
Theology News, February 2005: 12.
Gorman, Rene. “Students Exhibit” The
Review, February 11th, 2005.
Di Fonzo, Karla. “Brave New World of . . . Landscapes?”
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, August 29, 2003.
Slupe, Ellen. “Inside Pennsylvania.” Art
Matters, October 2002.
Sozanski, Edward J. “Works on Paper Stimulate, Delight.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5th, 2001.
Lang, Marlene. “Through the Looking Glass, Conceptual
Artist Sees Through Brick.” Inside, April
1999: 19.
“From Where Paints, All Views Are Worthy.” Lancaster
Sunday News, March 7th, 1999.
Publications
New American
Paintings: Vol 9, issue 4 (August/September 2008): 164-7.
Curated by Raphaela Platow, Director and Chief Curator, Contemporary
Arts Center, Cincinatti, OH
“Tell
Her You’ll Marry Her All Over Again” Matter, A
Journal of Literature, Art and Movement: 9 (2006): 152-3.
“Identity.” Are
you ready? Louis Flannigan, curator
“Visual Explorations.” Metanexus
Online Journal, Julia Loving, ed., April 30th, 2004,
Artist Residencies
2003
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1997 – 1998 Young Artist-in-Residence,
Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Exhibitions Curated
1998
Four Artists, Sykes Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville,
PA, in conjunction with the Young Artist-in-Residence Program
1997
Five and a Half, Place Marie, Lancaster, PA, conceived, organized
and installed exhibition with four other exhibiting artists in
vacant downtown store front
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